Derby South (UK Parliament constituency)
Elections in the 1980s

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Labour
Margaret Beckett
18,169
39.3
−10.7
-
Conservative
G.W. Hales
17,748
38.4
−0.3
-
Social Democratic
I.W. Smith
9,976
21.6
+11.9
-
Ecology
E. Wall
297
0.7
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
421
0.9
−10.4
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
46,190
67.4
−4.0
-
Labour hold
Labour hold
Swing
-
-

Question: By how many votes did Beckett win the Derby South (UK Parliament constituency) election over the Conservative party?
Answer: In the Derby South (UK Parliament constituency) election, Beckett won with a majority of 421 over the Conservative Party.